derivatives) when compared to other aza-analogs of naphthalocyanines. Photophysical parameters ([Formula: see text] [Formula: see text] 0.25, [Formula: see text] [Formula: see text] 0.65) seemed to be unaffected by change of the macrocycle core and only slightly by different peripheral substituents in agreement with heavy-atom effect. Electrochemical data revealed strong electron-deficient character of hetaryl